| English Div 3 |
| No. | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 10-Aug-02 | H | Lincoln City | D | 1-1 | (0-1) | Henriksen 59 | 2,687 |
| 2 | 13-Aug-02 | A | AFC Bournemouth | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 4,771 |
| 3 | 17-Aug-02 | A | Rushden & Diamonds | L | 1-3 | (0-1) | Williams 77 | 3,329 |
| 4 | 24-Aug-02 | H | Exeter City | W | 4-3 | (2-2) | Henriksen 29, 53; Ayres 35, 68 | 2,195 |
| 5 | 26-Aug-02 | A | Leyton Orient | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 4,102 |
| 6 | 31-Aug-02 | H | Darlington | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Foster 53p | 2,488 |
| 7 | 07-Sep-02 | H | Boston United | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 2,222 |
| 8 | 14-Sep-02 | A | Scunthorpe United | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Shilton 45 | 2,676 |
| 9 | 17-Sep-02 | A | Southend United | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Flynn 45; Melligan 49 | 2,959 |
| 10 | 21-Sep-02 | H | Rochdale | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 2,685 |
| 11 | 28-Sep-02 | A | Bristol Rovers | W | 2-1 | (1-0) | Melligan 27; Henriksen 75 | 9,447 |
| 12 | 05-Oct-02 | H | Hull City | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Henriksen 60 | 3,787 |
| 13 | 12-Oct-02 | H | Macclesfield Town | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | | 2,521 |
| 14 | 19-Oct-02 | A | Shrewsbury Town | W | 3-2 | (2-2) | Henriksen 5; Williams 45; Artell(og) 55 | 3,507 |
| 15 | 26-Oct-02 | H | Cambridge United | W | 2-1 | (2-1) | Melligan 4, 27 | 2,779 |
| 16 | 29-Oct-02 | A | Swansea City | W | 4-0 | (1-0) | Shilton 28; Henriksen 52; Broughton 57; Melligan 62 | 3,421 |
| 17 | 09-Nov-02 | H | Carlisle United | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | Flynn 66 | 3,009 |
| 18 | 19-Nov-02 | A | Torquay United | D | 2-2 | (0-2) | Henriksen 61; Bishop 72 | 2,629 |
| 19 | 30-Nov-02 | A | Hartlepool United | L | 1-2 | (0-2) | Parrish 47 | 4,296 |
| 20 | 14-Dec-02 | H | York City | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | Bishop 40 | 2,304 |
| 21 | 21-Dec-02 | A | Wrexham | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Parrish 44; Melligan 89 | 3,734 |
| 22 | 26-Dec-02 | H | Leyton Orient | W | 3-2 | (1-1) | Bennett 39; Shilton 78; Henriksen 84 | 3,821 |
| 23 | 29-Dec-02 | A | Bury | D | 1-1 | (0-0) | Henriksen 49p | 3,202 |
| 24 | 11-Jan-03 | H | Rushden & Diamonds | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | | 3,417 |
| 25 | 18-Jan-03 | A | Darlington | L | 1-2 | (0-0) | Henriksen 50 | 2,630 |
| 26 | 25-Jan-03 | H | Bury | W | 3-2 | (2-0) | Parrish 21; Bishop 45, 62 | 2,736 |
| 27 | 28-Jan-03 | H | Oxford United | L | 1-3 | (0-2) | Parrish 52 | 2,991 |
| 28 | 04-Feb-03 | H | AFC Bournemouth | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Henriksen 83 | 2,157 |
| 29 | 08-Feb-03 | A | Carlisle United | D | 2-2 | (1-2) | Henriksen 30; Scott 83 | 3,882 |
| 30 | 15-Feb-03 | H | Torquay United | W | 2-0 | (1-0) | Melligan 20; Henriksen 69 | 3,039 |
| 31 | 18-Feb-03 | A | Exeter City | W | 5-2 | (3-1) | Henriksen 25, 45p, 56; Whitbread(og) 39; Broughton 57 | 1,957 |
| 32 | 22-Feb-03 | A | Boston United | L | 0-3 | (0-2) | | 2,485 |
| 33 | 01-Mar-03 | H | Scunthorpe United | L | 1-3 | (0-2) | Henriksen 49 | 2,834 |
| 34 | 04-Mar-03 | H | Southend United | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Melligan 76 | 2,006 |
| 35 | 15-Mar-03 | A | Cambridge United | W | 2-0 | (0-0) | Melligan 66; Morgan 73 | 3,705 |
| 36 | 18-Mar-03 | H | Shrewsbury Town | D | 2-2 | (0-2) | Broughton 62, 68 | 3,284 |
| 37 | 22-Mar-03 | H | Swansea City | D | 2-2 | (2-2) | Shilton 8; Smith 32 | 3,172 |
| 38 | 25-Mar-03 | A | Lincoln City | L | 0-1 | (0-1) | | 4,092 |
| 39 | 29-Mar-03 | A | Macclesfield Town | L | 0-2 | (0-0) | | 2,069 |
| 40 | 05-Apr-03 | H | Hartlepool United | D | 2-2 | (2-0) | Henriksen 22; Bishop 27 | 2,900 |
| 41 | 12-Apr-03 | A | Oxford United | L | 1-2 | (1-1) | Henriksen 45 | 6,820 |
| 42 | 15-Apr-03 | A | Rochdale | W | 1-0 | (0-0) | Shilton 83 | 1,810 |
| 43 | 19-Apr-03 | H | Wrexham | L | 0-2 | (0-1) | | 3,689 |
| 44 | 21-Apr-03 | A | York City | D | 0-0 | (0-0) | | 4,609 |
| 45 | 26-Apr-03 | A | Hull City | L | 1-4 | (0-2) | Parrish 60 | 14,544 |
| 46 | 03-May-03 | H | Bristol Rovers | D | 1-1 | (1-0) | Melligan 15 | 3,872 |
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| FA Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 16-Nov-02 | H | Rushden & Diamonds | D | 2-2 | (0-1) | Setchell(og) 58; Broughton 77 | 3,079 |
| 1r | 26-Nov-02 | A | Rushden & Diamonds | L | 1-2 | (0-1) | Broughton 73 | 3,391 |
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| League Cup |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 11-Sep-02 | A | Nottingham Forest | L | 0-4 | (0-2) | | 4,498 |
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| LDV Vans Trophy |
| Round | Date | Ven | Opponent | Result | HT | Scorers | Attend |
| 1 | 22-Oct-02 | A | Dagenham & Redbridge | W | 3-1 | (2-0) | Melligan 21; Shilton 39; Bennett 49 | 742 |
| 2 | 12-Nov-02 | H | Swindon Town | W | 3-2 | (0-1) | Melligan 47; Broughton 49; Sall 105 [aet Golden Goal] | 1,322 |
| 3 | 10-Dec-02 | A | Brentford | L | 1-2 | (0-2) | Broughton 52 | 1,541 |
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Home and away results against each team, listed in the current league table standings